The Mann Cup champion Victoria Shamrocks added more experience on Thursday, securing Paul Brebber from the Nanaimo Timbermen in a trade for a second-round 2018 draft pick.
Entering his fourth Western Lacrosse Association season, the six-foot-one, 195-pound offensive transition player had 43 goals and 78 points in 49 games.
Brebber, 25, is a right-hander from Nanaimo who lives and works in Victoria year-round. He was Nanaimo鈥檚 first pick in the 2013 draft after playing junior lacrosse in Victoria in 2012.
鈥淚 am looking forward to the opportunity to wear a Shamrocks jersey again. I got to finish my junior career here and a chance to be part of this great organization,鈥� Brebber said in a statement. 鈥淚 am excited to meet the guys on the team next month at training camp and start getting prepared to follow up a championship season.鈥�
鈥淭he first thing I like about the trade is the character of Paul, he is a hard worker with a scoring touch,鈥� Shamrocks head coach Bob Heyes said in a statement. 鈥淪econdly, he offers good size and grit up front.鈥�
Brebber will not have to wait long to face his former teammates as the Shamrocks open their WLA season at home on May 20 against the Timbermen.
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